Just a crow
Apr 1, 2018 18:08:55 #
I saw the eagle go over but it was gone out over the lake. So I took a shot of the crow instead :)
Apr 1, 2018 19:59:32 #
Apr 1, 2018 21:17:56 #
Apr 2, 2018 09:56:53 #
Black birds like crows and ravens are really tough to shoot, especially against a bright sky. They are in most cases underexposed to get decent feather detail. Trying to shoot these birds is a perfect example of how in auto modes the camera's meter can be faked out. Hence the need for exposure compensation of, at times, +2 or more. At least that's my take on it. Nice shot by the way.
Apr 2, 2018 10:05:41 #
Apr 2, 2018 11:02:36 #
Very nice. Crows are fascinating birds. They are extremely intelligent and have a large vocabulary. They can use tools and solve fairly complex problems. Thanks for posting.
Apr 2, 2018 18:42:26 #
Apr 3, 2018 16:42:45 #
wbchinook wrote:
Nice capture of a mighty difficult subject.
Thanks, they can be the devil to capture properly thats for sure
Apr 3, 2018 16:43:06 #
vonzip wrote:
The crow might of been chasing the eagle. Nice shot. vz
Thanks
Apr 3, 2018 16:46:23 #
Nalu wrote:
Black birds like crows and ravens are really tough to shoot, especially against a bright sky. They are in most cases underexposed to get decent feather detail. Trying to shoot these birds is a perfect example of how in auto modes the camera's meter can be faked out. Hence the need for exposure compensation of, at times, +2 or more. At least that's my take on it. Nice shot by the way.
I agree, this was shot in manual mode at 1/1000 and f10 with an ev compensation of +1.0 and spot meter. I find settings like that work well for me when shooting birds against the sky.
Apr 3, 2018 16:46:47 #
Apr 3, 2018 16:47:56 #
PhotoPhred wrote:
Very nice. Crows are fascinating birds. They are extremely intelligent and have a large vocabulary. They can use tools and solve fairly complex problems. Thanks for posting.
When the fox comes on the yard in the morning you should hear the racket from the overhead tree. Best early warning system around.
Apr 3, 2018 16:48:23 #
Apr 3, 2018 17:06:57 #
I always get a kick when a bunch (murder) of them are sitting in a tree and one will star "talking" and then all of them get going. Then, as if on command they all stop at the same time. Always interesting.
Apr 3, 2018 20:11:53 #
Woodsman wrote:
I agree, this was shot in manual mode at 1/1000 and f10 with an ev compensation of +1.0 and spot meter. I find settings like that work well for me when shooting birds against the sky.
I actually downloaded the image and brought up the dark values with a curves adjustment. Also the histogram does not show clipping in the blacks. Therefore, actually a pretty good exposure. There is actually a lot of detail there that doesn't seem to show up on your posted version, at least on my monitor. I messed with Nik collection and detail extractor and it seems to help IMO. On the original vs the post, it might make quite a difference vs the post.
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